Leeds, UT is a small town located in Washington County. It is known for its rural landscape and its historical landmarks. Politically, Leeds is mostly represented in local government by members of the Republican Party. The mayor of Leeds is Ron Gubler, who was elected in 2017 to serve a four-year term. In addition, there are three city council members that represent Leeds on the county level. They are John Hall, Jennifer Lenstra, and Eric Shedden. All three have been active members of their political party for many years and strive to ensure the citizens of Leeds have a voice in local government. On the state level, Leeds is represented by Representative Brad Last and Senator Stephen Urquhart as part of District 72 in Utah's legislature. Both representatives have worked hard to bring relevant issues to light in their community and state with their legislative efforts.
The political climate in Leeds, UT is strongly conservative.
Washington County, UT is very conservative. In Washington County, UT 22.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 73.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Washington county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 73.8% to 22.5%.
Washington county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Leeds, UT is strongly conservative.
Washington County, Utah is very conservative.
St. George Metro Area is very conservative.
Utah is moderately conservative.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index is based on recent voting in national elections, federal campaign contributions by local residents, and consumer personality profiles.
VoteWord™
Displaying 20 years of Presidential voting, visualized in one word.
Leeds, Utah: R R R R R R
How It Works:
Here at BestPlaces, we were looking at the voting patterns since the 2000 election and realized that we could express the results of each election as one letter. R if the Republican Party candidate won, D if the Democratic Party candidate won and I if the Independent Party candidate won. The six elections (2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020) would be expressed as six-letter word (R R D R R).
Then we went a little further and added the dimension of magnitude. If the difference of victory was greater than 10 percent, the letter is upper case, and lower case if the difference was less than 10 percent. This allows us to see interesting voting patterns at just a glance.
Here's the VoteWord for Iowa d r d d r. In the last six elections the state has been closely contested, voting narrowly for the Republican Party candidate in 2016 and 2020 after voting for the Democratic Party in 2008 and 2012. Virginia (r r d d d D) has voted for the Democratic Party in the last three elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in Leeds, UT
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 880 contributions totaling $52,348 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $59 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 276 contributions totaling $31,343 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $114 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)